MIS is a technique as well as a change in thinking that is changing the way total joint replacement is being performed. We are employing new instruments and techniques that allow us to do the same surgery that we were performing in the past but with less tissue injury. The new philosophy and approach to joint replacement allows for less soft tissue mobilization and leads to a smaller scar. The goal is to allow for faster rehabilitation and recovery.

Computer Assisted Surgery is a new and exciting technique of performing surgery with more precision. This technique employs a computer generated infrared field to surround the surgical field. This field is employed in the same way that global positioning works. It determined the accurate placement of the extremity in space and also works with the instrument to make more accurate and more reproducible results.

This technique is particularly valuable in patients that have had previous surgery and or deformity that causes alterations in normal landmarks. It is helpful in determining accurate leg lengths in hip replacement surgery. In combination with minimally invasive surgery the patients can expect more reproducible results with a shorter recovery time.